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Mark Peletier starts as Professor in Eindhoven
Mark Peletier has been appointed Full Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Currently theme leader of Nonlinear PDEs: Analysis and Scientific Computing (MAS1), Peletier's mathematical …
Professorship for Farhad Arbab
Farhad Arbab has been appointed Leids University Foundation Professor of Software Composition at the Leiden Institute for Advanced Computer Science, Leiden University, at June 1. Arbab has worked at CWI since 1990 …
CWI starts research on Cryptology and Information Security
June 1, 2004 marked the beginning of a new research group on fundamental and practice oriented Cryptology and Information Security (PNA5). The group is led by Ronald Cramer, who recently joined CWI. …
Ronald Cramer appointed Professor
Ronald Cramer has been appointed Professor of Cryptology at the Mathematical Institute, Leiden University on June 1, 2004. Cramer leads CWI's Cryptology and Information Security research group (PNA5). Cramer previously held positions …
Computer assists in cancer detection
Tumor cell detection in tissue samples can be carried out much cheaper with the help of a computer. CWI has developed software that assists pathologists to make a diagnosis. Last week the …
VENI grant for Harry van Zanten
Harry van Zanten received a VENI grant for young talented researchers. This was announced by NWO on July 13, 2004. Van Zanten is researcher at the Vrije Universiteit and seconded at CWI's …
AI in optimization: TALENT stipendium for Jano van Hemert
Jano van Hemert, postdoc researcher at CWI, has been granted a TALENT stipendium from NWO for his proposal Application of Evolutionary Computation to Evaluate Algorithms that Solve Constrained Optimization Problems.
Agents increase the potential of e-commerce
Companies like Amazon and easyJet have shown that e-commerce can be very successful. However, online retail is still limited to simple transactions that are closed manually. Enrico Gerding, Ph.D. student at CWI, …
